Newbury Program

The Newbury Program was a Terralibran Space Agency initiative to build a new class of versatile long range multipurpose cruisers. It was announced in 2036 with the flagship of the fleet set to begin construction in the next year. The first ship, the TSS Constitution, was commisioned in 2230. The next ship, the TSS Endeavor, began construction the following year along with 28 other ships.

History
The Newbury Program was named for Joseph Newbury, a leading Terraliberan nuclear fusion pioneer who was largely credited with making antimatter a reliable source of fuel. His Newbury method of antimatter generation remained standard for decades.

The program's spaceships were large, fusion-powered, interplanetary space cruisers. They were about 300 meters long and 45 meters tall. The ships were armed with missiles, but they were involved in little to no combat. The combat they did see was with Socialist Council orion pods, which did not pose a threat to the massive spaceships.

Newbury program ships had a crew of 50, not including civilian passengers. They had purposes ranging from transport to research to exploration of unknown solar bodies. Several of them were linked together in a flotilla and sent to a nearby star as well. The outcome of that mission is unknown.

List of Newbury-Class Starships

 * 1) Constitution
 * 2) Endeavor
 * 3) Europe
 * 4) Enterprise
 * 5) Federation
 * 6) Discovery
 * 7) Alpha Centauri
 * 8) Fortitude
 * 9) America
 * 10) Vangaurd
 * 11) Zodiac
 * 12) Glasgow
 * 13) John F. Kennedy
 * 14) Lexington
 * 15) Yorktown
 * 16) Midway
 * 17) Hornet
 * 18) Wisconsin
 * 19) Jefferson
 * 20) Belle Plain
 * 21) Luna
 * 22) St. Petersburg
 * 23) Sao Paulo
 * 24) Maple Grove
 * 25) Yankee
 * 26) Alabama
 * 27) Lee
 * 28) Bloomington
 * 29) Hefel
 * 30) Valley Forge